Garment-hanger



K. MONTGOMERY.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY3I, 1920.

1,886,() 1 5., Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KEITH MONTGOMERY, OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

' Application filed-July 31,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KEITH MONTGOMERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hangers for skirts, suits, and the like and has for its object the provision of a hanger which may be formed for association with a support upon which a plurality of the hangers may be slidably engaged for forming a display rack suitable for use in stores-and the like, the device being also capable of formation for individual use in the home.

A very important object is the provision of a hanger of this character which is peculiarly constructed for supporting skirts by ngaging within the waist bands thereof, the device being adjustable whereby it may be used for supporting skirts having waist bands of different sizes.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character including a support formed at one end with a rigid depending arm engageable within one side of a skirt band and carrying at its other end portion a slidably mounted member engageable with the other side of the skirt band, this member including spaced arms formed of'resilient material and coiled into frictional clamping relation with the support so as to bind automatically when any tendency is exerted to move this member toward the rigid end.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and ad vantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my device,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the other form and showing it associated with a supporting molding,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4-4 Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and especially to Fig. 1, I have shown Specification of Letters Patent.

. that the ends of the The arm 24 is then slid Patented Aug. 2, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 400,400.

my hanger as comprising a bod portion formed from a single length of wire 10 which is bent upon itself at one end a loop 11 by means of which it from a nall, supporting rod, or any other desired structure. At a point spaced from the loop 11 the wire is bent at an acute angle, as indicated at 12, to defi clined upper arm 13. At the end of this arm 13 the wire is bent somewhat backwardly, as indicated at 14, and then downwardly, as shown at 15, and again upwardly, as at 16, to define a rigid depending arm portlon 17. The bend 16 is in the form of an open loop and extends outwardly beyond the arm proper so as to form aretain'ing shoulder. he arm portion 17 the wire is again bent, as shown at 18, to define a horizontal supporting rod portion 19 and at the end of this portion the wire is bent upwardly, as shown at 20, and then again, as shown at 21, to define an inclined upper arm 22 which has its terminal coiled about the bend 12, as shown at 23.

Mounted upon the rod portion 19 is an adustable arm designated broadly by the nu- Ineral 24 and this arm is formed from a single length of wire bent into substantially the same shape as the rigid arm 17 and including spaced diverging arms 25 connected by a coil 26.

Theend portions of the arms 25 are coiled closely about the rod 19, as indicated at 27, and these convolutions are inclined with respect to the rod portion 19. The extreme terminals of the arms constitute finger holds.

his movable arm is formed of resilient wire and the convolutions normally frictionally engage the rod portion 19 so that the movable member may he slid freely away from the fixed arm but cannot slide in the other direction until the arms 25 are pressed together to release the grip.

In the use of the device the arm 17 is engaged within one side of the waist band of a skirt and the arm 24 is engaged within the opposite side, it being of course understood skirt band must be seto form may be hung cured together. along the rod portion 19 so as to stretch the waist band taut whereupon the skirt will be securely held owing to the fact that the arms 17 and 24 diverge. When it is desired to remove the skirt, the operator presses the arms 25 to release the grip and slides the member 24 toward the rigid arm 17. Instead of employin a rigid arm and one movable arm it is easily conceivable that both arms may be slidable; that is the arm 17 may be dispensed with and two of the arms 24 used.

In the form shown in Fig. 2 I have shown the device as designed particularly for store use as a display rack. In this form use is made of a molding 28 which may be secured upon the wall and which may be either straight or circular and secured upon a post or the like for window display purposes. This molding has its upper edge formed with a vertical flange 29 and has its face away from the wall formed with a horizontal recess 30. The hanger in this instance is likewise formed from a single length of wire bent, as shown, to define a horizontal rod portion 31 having formed at one end a laterally widened loop 32adapted to engage within the recess or slot 30 and formed at its other end with a depending rigid arm 33 of exactly the same form as the arm 17. The wire is also formed to define a vertical arm 34 adjacent the loop 32 and this vertical arm is bent laterally and then downwardly at its upper end to define a hook-like portion 35 engaging over the flange 29, The wire is also formed to provide an inclined arm 86 leading from the arm 33 and having its terminal coiled about the vertical arm 34, as shown at 37. Slidable upon the portion 31 is a movable arm 38 of exactly the same construction as the arm 24 and operating in identically the same manner. In this form of the device the skirt is supported in the same Way as in the previously described form, the only difference being that the hanger is slidably associated with a molding instead of being formed with acentral hook.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply con-.

structed and easily used garment hanger adapted for use in private homes or for display purposes in stores and the like. It will also be observed that the device is inexpensive as being formed entirely of wire bent to shape and it is to be noted that the movable member not only binds when pressure is applied thereto but at all times frictionally clampsor grips upon its support.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of themvention or the scope of the subjoined claims. Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A hanger comprising a body including a horizontal, rod portion and a rigid depending arm at one end of the rod portion inclinin outwardly beyond the end, and a movab e arm slidable along said rod portion and including resilient diverging arms connected by a coil and having their end portions coiled about said rod portion and in inclined relation thereto and in frictional clamping engagement therewith, said movable arm being freely slidable in one direction and releasably slidable in the other direction.

2. A hanger comprising a body including a horizontal rod portion and a rigid depending arm at one end of the rod portion inclining outwardly beyond the end, and a movable arm slidable along said rod portion and including resilient diverging arms having their central portion coiled, and their end portions coiled about said rod portion in frictional clamping engagement therewith and having their terminals extending upwardly and constituting finger holds, the convolutions of said end portions being inclined with respect to the rod portion and exerting a binding action by the movable arm upon the rod portion.

3. In combination with a supporting bracket provided at the front of its top edge with a vertical flange and formed in its front face with a longitudinal slot, a hanger comprising a body having a horizontal portion terminating at one end in a laterally widened loop slidably disposed within said slot, and a vertical portion terminating at its upper end in a hook portion slidably engaging over said flange, said horizontal portion having formed thereon a fixed garment engaging member and a movable garment engaging member; said movable engaging member comprising resilient arms connected by a coil and coiled about said horizontal portion in inclined relation thereto and terminating in finger holds.

4. A hanger comprising a bracket for attachment to a fixed body, a frame, and article engaging means; said bracket having at the front of its top edge a vertical flange and formed in its front face with a longitudinal slot; said frame comprising a horizontal portion terminating at one end in a laterally widened loop slidably disposed within said slot, and a vertical portion terminating at its upper end in a hook portion slidably engaging over said flange, and said article engaging means consisting of arms mounted upon said horizontal portion, one of said arms being rigidly secured to said horizontal portion, and the other of said arms being movably mounted upon said horizontal portion and consisting of resilient material having acentral coil and its ends coiled about said horizontal portion and terminating in means for releasing the grip of the coils about said horizontal portion.

In testimony whereof I hereto afiix my signature.

.KEITH MONTGOMERY. 

